On September 30, 2026, in the middle of Sukkot week, the Messianic Archive and Library was officially launched at Moshav Yad Hashmona, near Jerusalem. About 50 people attended.
The program
After brief words of welcome and a prayer of thanksgiving by Gershon Nerel, Ayelet Ronen, chairperson of the moshav’s administrative committee, spoke about the significance of local archives in Israeli kibbutzim and other cooperative communities. Joseph Shulam, leader of the Netivyah congregation in Jerusalem, spoke vividly about the world’s first Messianic archive and about his own personal experience as a veteran believer in Yeshua, now 80 years old. The focus of the event was Gershon Nerel’s PowerPoint presentation of 76 slides, titled ‘The Content of 51 Cabinets and the Presence Jewish Yeshua-believers in Eretz Israel at the End of the Ottoman era and during the British Mandate.’
The vision
The vision for this project, to collect and preserve materials documenting the history of modern Jewish Yeshua-believers (JYB) in Eretz Israel, the Land of Israel, took place about...
Become a Member
-
Read all member content
Get exclusive in-depth reports from Israel.
-
Get exclusive in-depth reports from Israel
Connect with Israel, right from your home.
-
Lift up the voice of truth and hope
Support Jerusalem-based Zionist journalism.
Already a member? Login here.
